Our season​​ previews for the 2018-19 NHL campaign will begin next week, but before we get started we want to hear from the fans, mainly what they expect to happen next season.

Expectations mean a lot before the season start as they dictate whether to be disappointed or surprised by a team’s performance. With that in mind, I’ve created two polls for fans to fill out to gauge where public opinion lies for each team.

As an added bonus for subscribers, we will be running a little contest for the second survey, rewarding the people who submit the closest predictions to the real 2018-19 standings based on the average absolute error.

Eligibility/Prizes:

You must be a subscriber at the time the season ends (April 8) to be eligible to claim a prize. One entry per subscriber. Prizes will be awarded to the top three finishers at the end of the season.

1st Place: Free ONE-YEAR extension to The Athletic and a free T-shirt

2nd Place: Free T-shirt

3rd Place: Free T-shirt

Deadline to enter is Monday August 27, 2018 at 11:59PM EST

Best of luck to those participating and as always, thanks for taking the time to fill these out, your help is greatly appreciated.

Dom Luszczyszyn is a national NHL reporter for The Athletic who writes primarily about hockey analytics and new ways of looking at the game. Previously he’s also worked at The Hockey News, The Nation Network, and Hockey Graphs. Suivez Dom sur Twitter @domluszczyszyn.